Sākotnēji paredzēta kā zviedru ģeogrāfijas mācību grāmata, šī grāmata jau vairāk par gadsimtu atrod arvien jaunus lasītājus - gan bērnus, gan pieaugušos. Mēs visi esam dzirdējuši par mazā zēna, kas ceļoja zoss mugurā uz Lapzemi, pasakainajiem piedzīvojumiem.

Šī grāmata ir Nilsa Holgersona ceļojumu pilnā versija - tā ir jauna iepazīšanās ar iemīļotajiem varoņiem, tautas teikām un aizraujošu ģeogrāfiju.

This amusing and fascinating children’s book is often called the Russian “Thousand and One Nights.”

Who is the old Genie Hottabych?

This is what the author has to say of him: “In one of Scheherazade’s tales I read of the Fisherman who found a copper vessel in his net. In the vessel was a mighty Genie — a magician who had been imprisoned in the bottle for nearly two thousand years. The Genie had sworn to make the one who freed him rich, powerful and happy.

“But what if such a Genie suddenly came to life in the Soviet Union, in Moscow? I tried to imagine what would have happened if a very ordinary Russian boy had freed him from the vessel.

“And imagine, I suddenly discovered that a schoolboy named Volka Kostylkov, the very same Volka who used to live on Three Ponds Street, you know, the best diver at summer camp last year… On second thought, I believe we had better begin from the beginning…”

Troubled times have come to Narnia as it is gripped by civil war. Prince Caspian is forced to blow The Great Horn of Narnia, summoning the help of past heroes, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. Now they must overthrow Caspian’s uncle, King Miraz, to restore peace to Narnia.

English years: 1941

Narnian years: 2303

Shasta escapes from the land of Calormen with a Narnian warhorse, Bree. Along with Aravis and her horse Hwin, they uncover a Calormene plot to conquer Narnia and must find a way to save Narnia and its people.

English years: 1940

Narnian years: 1014

A false Aslan is roaming Narnia, commanding everyone to work for the cruel Calormemes. Can Eustace and Jill find the true Aslan and restore peace to the land? The last battle is the greatest of all and the final struggle between good and evil.

English years: 1949

Narnian years: 2555

Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy find their way through an old wardrobe into the world of Narnia. There, they unite with Aslan to fight the White Witch and save Narnia from perpetual Darkness.

English years: 1940

Narnian years: 1000

King Caspian’s beloved son Prince Rilian has disappeared. Aslan sends Eustace and his school friend Jill to Narnia on a quest to search for the young prince and defeat the evil Witch.

English years: 1942

Narnian years: 2356